Three
Programs Commemorating Veterans at Main Library:

�Bobbie Sterne
Discusses Women and War and New
Veterans Memorial Unveiled at The Public Library�s 47th Annual
Veterans Day Program November 12

�Pearl Harbor Panel Discussion with Area Pearl Harbor Veterans Group December 5

�Digging Up Civil War Ancestors: Grave Registration Cards and
More November 9

Ninth Annual Veterans� Genealogy Program Digging Up Civil War Ancestors: Grave
Registration Cards and More Friday, November 9, 7:00 p.m.

The Ninth Annual Veterans� Genealogy Program on
Friday, November 9, 7:00 p.m., sponsored by the History & Genealogy
Department and the Hamilton County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society,
will feature James Houston and Ray Nagel of the Sons of Union Veterans of the
Civil War, and Bill Graver, Civil War Veterans Discharge Papers. This program
will be invaluable to genealogy researchers and Civil War buffs trying to trace
their ancestors from the Civil War era.

James Houston and Ray Nagel are participating in a project
to establish a national database on the Internet for burial information on
Civil War veterans. They are concentrating specifically on local information
about Civil War veterans buried in southern and southwestern Ohio.

Bill Graver has worked extensively with records provided by
the Hamilton County Recorder's Office on Civil War veterans' discharge papers,
what kind of information can be found, and how it can be accessed. He will
discuss his research and how to get started.

For reservations and more information, contact the History
& Genealogy Department at 369-6905.

Bobbie Sterne Discusses Women
and War and New Veterans Memorial to Be Unveiled at The Public Library�s 47th
Annual Veterans Day Program November 12

Cincinnati�s first woman Mayor and former City Councilwoman
Bobbie Sterne will be the keynote speaker for the 47th Annual Veterans Day Program to be held at the Main
Library on Monday, November 12 at 10:45 a.m. Ms. Sterne, who served in the Army
Nurse Corps as First Lieutenant with the 25th General Hospital Unit
in Europe during World War II, will talk on�
�Women and War.�� Some of her
many awards include: Enquirer Woman of the Year, Ohio Woman Hall of Fame, 1979,
Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame, 1997, and Great Living Cincinnatian Award, 2000.

A special part of this year�s program will be the unveiling
and dedication of the new Veterans Memorial, which will showcase the Library�s
collection of veterans� memorabilia and the bell from the third USS Cincinnati
in a new display case opposite the circulation desk.� The Main Library that opened in 1955 was dedicated as a memorial
to the Hamilton County veterans who gave their lives in wars. A large bronze
floor plaque bearing the Great Seal of the United States, that has been part of
the building since 1955, has been relocated to this area.� Separate displays in two cases in the
program area will showcase the silver presentation service from the second USS
Cincinnati. The Book of Homage, which
lists over 3,000 Hamilton Countians who gave their lives in service to their
country, is permanently housed in the Main Library as well. Facsimile copies of
The Book of Homage will be available free of charge.

The program will also include a Color Guard, patriotic musical
selections performed by the Symphonia Brass Ensemble, presentation of wreaths
by various Hamilton County veterans groups, a Lighting of the Flame of
Remembrance, and the playing of taps.�
To honor Ms. Sterne, a special proclamation from the Hamilton County
Commissioners will be presented at the event.

Pearl Harbor Panel Discussion with Area
Pearl Harbor Veterans Group on Wednesday, December 5, 12 Noon�

A panel discussion to commemorate the 60th
Anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the entry of the United States
into World War II will take place in the Main Library Atrium on Wednesday,
December 5, 12 noon. It will feature several members of the Cincinnati Pearl
Harbor Survivor�s Association. Moderating the event will be Dan Hurley, WKRC-TV
12 history reporter and founder of Applied History Associates.

The Pearl Harbor Survivor�s Association was begun by the
late Sam Kronberger, of West Virginia, who had a dream: "Let's get some of
the fellows together!" After discussing the Pearl Harbor attack with
another survivor, it was agreed appropriate to commemorate the 17th anniversary
of the attack by holding a meeting of survivors on December 7, 1958. And thus
was the beginning: eleven survivors arranged to meet on December 7, 1958 at a
restaurant in Gardena, California. Several years later, the group went
national, and the Cincinnati Chapter was established in the 1980s.

�The group�s purpose:

�Uphold and defend the
Constitution of the United States, collate, preserve, and encourage the study
of historical episodes, chronicles, mementos, and events pertaining to
"The Day of Infamy, 7 December 1941," and in particular those
memories and records of patriotic service performed by the heroic Pearl Harbor
survivors and nonsurvivors.

�Shield from neglect
the graves, past and future, of those who served at Pearl Harbor on such day.

�Stimulate communities
and political subdivisions into taking more interest in the affairs and future
of the United States in order to keep our nation alert.

�Fight unceasingly for
our national security in order to protect the United States from enemies within
and without our border.

�Preserve the American
way of life and foster the spirit and practice of Americanism.

�Instill love of
country and flag and to promote soundness of mind and body in the youth of our
nation.

After the program there will be a question-and-answer session, and a
reception to follow.

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about events at the Main Library and 41 branch libraries is available on the
Internet site: www.CincinnatiLibrary.org.

▪ Interpreter
available upon request for the hearing impaired. Please call 369-6944 (TDD
369-6946) at least one week before program.